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Can DNA tests free ex-Akron captain?
Victim of beating in Kent last week is declared dead at Akron hospital
Green High senior goes extra mile for those who walk and jog the park trails
Community, school and military news roundup
Tragedy to hope: Family creates foundation for bereavement therapy
Visiting new Navy ship brings back memories for Doylestown man serves on USS New York in 1930s
Most Read Stories
Police accuse bank robbery suspect of gobbling up note (with dashcam video)
Man found dead in North Akron home is identified
Dad accused of forcing son into field, killing him
Coventry man killed in crash at I-77 ramp
NFL star Chris Spielman's wife loses cancer battle
College student mistaken for deer, shot to death
Browns' roster nearly devoid of consistent players
Blogs:
Pets:
Cat-loving chihuahua suckles seven abandoned kittens
The Heldenfiles:
Friday Night Notebook
Patrick McManamon:
For your Saturday entertainment …
Akron Zips:
Hitchens leads Zips in second-half comeback
Tribe Matters:
Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
Cleveland Browns:
Holmgren expresses interest in Browns position
Kent State Sports:
Kent State blown out in second half, loses to Temple 47-13
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye Blogging:
OSU – Michigan college football rivals meet in Baghdad
Varsity Letters:
Four area football teams play tonight
All Da King's Men:
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Will Health Care Reform Pass?
Akron Law Café:
Health Care Financing Reform: (68) Democrats Secure 60 Votes for Cloture
See Jane Style:
Vintage Chic
Car Chase:
TIME TO GET YOUR COLLECTOR CARS WINTERIZED
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Silverdome Potentially SOLD!
Ohio Travels with Betty:
George is looking for a Thanksgiving buffet in Akron.
Sound Check:
Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
HRLite House:
Colloquium at University of Akron
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Published on Friday, Feb 01, 2008
AKRON
Man, 18, charged
with robbery, murder
AKRON: An Akron man has been charged with robbery and murder in the killing of Rodney Thompson, 49, of Greenwood Avenue, last June 22, police said.
Dezay Ely, 18, of Hawkins Avenue, was at the scene during the fatal attack, authorities said.
Thompson was found lying in the yard with an apparent gunshot wound.
Man pleads guilty
to domestic violence
AKRON: An Akron man is going to prison after pleading guilty to domestic violence and violating a protective order.
Summit County Common Pleas Judge Elinore Marsh Stormer sentenced James L. Scurry, 27, of Alberti Court, to 21/2 years in prison.
Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh said Scurry punched the mother of his child in the back of the head Aug. 26 and threatened her if she called police. At the time of the incident, Scurry was on probation for felony domestic violence, Walsh said.
Rapist, 42, gets
10 years in prison
AKRON: An Akron man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of rape on Thursday.
Raymond P. McCloude, 42, of Derring Drive, was classified as a Tier III sexual offender for separate incidents in October 2006 and April 1994.
McCloude was charged in an earlier rape of another woman in June 1994, but put on probation after a plea agreement.
In all three cases, authorities said he punched, hit and bit the women.
He was sentenced by Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Paul Gallagher.
Police charge man
in coin store heist
AKRON: Another suspect has been charged with stealing coins from Chet's Coins in Akron.
Michael J. Patton, 38, of Seven Hills, was arrested Wednesday and charged with breaking and entering, felony theft and safecracking in the Dec. 16 theft of nearly $750,000 in collector coins from the Carnegie Street coin shop.
Before Patton's arrest, Kevin J. Hartman, 37, of Parma, had been arrested and charged in the theft.
Police say the two used a torch to cut open a safe to steal the coins.
The coins were discovered behind an attic wall in a Lakewood house owned by Hartman's half-brother, Howard Trower, 38, and sister-in-law, Eva Knight-Trower, 33.
The Trowers were arrested and charged with receiving stolen property.
UA counseling clinic
moves to new home
AKRON: The University of Akron's Clinic for Individual and Family Counseling has moved to a newly renovated facility at 27 S. Forge St. on the northwest edge of campus.
Master's and doctoral degree students provide psychological, behavioral and social services at the clinic to individuals, couples and families. Staff members see 700 to 900 clients annually. No one is refused treatment for an inability to pay.
For more information, call 330-972-6822.
AKRON SCHOOLS
'ACT for All' program receives donation
AKRON: The Akron market president of JPMorgan Chase, Ted Walter, gave the Akron Public Schools and the Greater Akron Chamber a $12,000 check at the school board's Monday meeting to help more students take the ACT college entrance exam.
The grant is for the ''ACT for All'' program for college-bound students who need help paying for the exam.
ALLIANCE
Astronomy event
at Mount Union
ALLIANCE: The Society of Physics Students at Mount Union College is planning a star observation from 7:30 to 9:30 tonight.
The event at the Sliding Roof Observatory on top of Bracy Hall is free to the public. Viewing is weather permitting.
For more information, visit http://raider.muc.edu/ph/observatory/ or call 330-829-6193.
HUDSON SCHOOLS
Residents can see
proposed textbooks
HUDSON: Residents are invited to participate in the school district's annual textbook preview process.
Textbooks under review will be available for public viewing from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Media Center at the high school.
Textbooks are 11th- grade English courses, as well as various science classes, social studies and the new Internet design course. Textbooks for eighth-grade language arts, seventh- and sixth-grade social studies and elementary reading will also be available.
The school board is expected to vote on the textbooks in June.
— Kimberley Sirk
MEDINA COUNTY
ACT prep course
to begin Feb. 11
MEDINA: A five-week ACT Test Preparation Course will be held on Monday evenings beginning Feb. 11.
The session will be at the Medina County Career Center, 1101 W. Liberty St.
Laura Icardi, who taught the course at the University of Akron, will review skills in main subjects from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. each Monday. She also will help students develop test-taking strategies and skills to help boost ACT scores.
To register or for more information, contact Icardi at 330-722-7235 or licardi@att.net.
NORTH CANTON
Applicants sought
for finance director
NORTH CANTON: The North Canton City Council is looking to replace seven-year Finance Director Julie Herr, who is relocating to Chicago.
The city plans to advertise in local newspapers, professional organizations and the Ohio Municipal League.
Salary range is $74,000 to $82,000.
Applications should be sent to City Council Office, North Canton City Hall, 145 N. Main St., North Canton, OH 44720.
Deadline for applications is March 7.
— Dottie McGrew
PENINSULA
National park seeks
railroad volunteers
PENINSULA: The Cuyahoga Valley National Park is seeking volunteers to assist the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.
Volunteers are needed for three programs: Rail Riders who ride the trains mingling with passengers; the Student Explorer program for retired teachers and those who have worked with youth and are willing to ride the train with youth groups; and Canal Camp, a summer program for retired teachers and those who have worked with youth.
Training will be provided.
For more information, contact ranger Pamela Machuga at 330-657-1914.
STARK COUNTY
SARTA, union talk;
deal might be near
CANTON: Representatives from the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority and AFSCME Council 8 Local 1880 met for 80 minutes Thursday afternoon in an effort to come closer to a tentative agreement.
''Both sides have questions that we need to get answers for,'' SARTA spokesman Gust Callas said. ''We won't be able to schedule the next meeting until we get the answers, but we want to be able come up with a tentative agreement at that time.''
SARTA bus drivers and mechanics in Local 1880 have been working without a contract since a three-year deal expired on Jan. 1, 2007.
By two votes, Local 1880 rejected SARTA's latest contract proposal on Tuesday.
Callas said bus service will continue without any interruption.
STOW
Memorial bricks
for cemetery on sale
STOW: Memorial bricks for the angel monument for children in the Stow Silver Springs Cemetery are available for purchase.
The monument was inspired by the book, The Christmas Box, which tells the story of a mother's grief and solace over the loss of her child.
The Christmas Box Angel of Hope Children's Memorial in the cemetery has more than 350 bricks memorializing children.
The memorial has become a place for grieving parents to mourn, heal and remember their children. Bricks are sold throughout the year for $100 and are placed in the spring and fall of the year.
Bricks may be purchased in memory of any child, regardless of age or where the child was born. They may also be purchased in memory of a child.
Order forms are available at the memorial in the cemetery, 5070 Stow Road, or by visiting http://www.christmasboxangelofhopestowohio.com or by calling 330-689-1089. The deadline for spring placement is Feb. 15.
STOW-MUNROE FALLS SCHOOLS
Assistant treasurer
resigns for new job
STOW: Assistant Treasurer Greg Sciola resigned from the school district after three years.
He has accepted the position of treasurer for the Joseph Badger school district in Trumbull County.
— M.A. Ferguson-Rich
SUMMIT COUNTY
Coughlin challenges
Arshinkoff to debate
SUMMIT COUNTY: State Sen. Kevin Coughlin is challenging Summit County Republican Chairman Alex Arshinkoff to a debate before the March 4 primary.
Coughlin, who is leading an attempt to unseat Arshinkoff by gaining a majority on the party's central committee in the primary, said the debate would be handled by a respected community organization or media outlet.
He proposes there be no substitutions.
Arshinkoff, however, said he doesn't think it's Coughlin he should debate. Instead, he said he should go up against whoever Coughlin has in mind to replace him.
Coughlin, R-Cuyahoga Falls, has not said who his candidate to head the party would be.
The county party's central committee will meet 60 days after the primary to decide the party's leadership.
Council member
plans fundraiser
AKRON: A spaghetti supper fundraiser for Summit County Councilman Frank Comunale will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Akron Family Restaurant, 250 W. Market St. Donation range is $25 to $500.
TALLMADGE SCHOOLS
February meetings
about budget cuts
TALLMADGE: Parents can attend a Parent Information Night this month to learn about cuts the Tallmadge schools would make if an operating levy does not pass.
Each of the schools will host a meeting. The sessions are sponsored by PTA units and are for all parents.
Superintendent Jeffrey Ferguson will talk about the $500,000 in cuts that would be made if voters reject the 8.9 mill, 5-year levy on the March 4 ballot.
District Treasurer Jeffery Hostetler and members of the school board will be on hand at the meetings.
Baby-sitting will be provided in the primary, elementary and middle schools.
For more information, call the superintendent's office at 330-633-3291.
The meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m. They are:
Monday, Tallmadge High School.
Tuesday, Munroe Elementary School.
Feb. 11, Tallmadge Middle School.
Feb. 12, Overdale Primary School.
Feb. 14, Dunbar Primary School.
WAYNE COUNTY
Wooster Chamber
honors businesses
WOOSTER: The Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce named Wayne Savings Community Bank as the Business of the Year during its annual meeting in January. The bank has served the Wayne-Holmes county area for 108 years.
Sign Design Wooster was named the Small Business of the Year with fewer than 15 employees, and College Hills Honda was named the Small Business of the Year with more than 15 employees.
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